Fordism
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Fordism is an industrial engineering and manufacturing system that serves as the basis of modern social and labor-economic systems that support industrialized, standardized mass production and mass co
Henry Ford, after whom Fordism is named
Ford cars (Model A shown) became a symbol of effective mass production. Efficiency both decreased the price of the cars and allowed Ford to increase his workers' wages. Hence, common workers could buy their own cars.
Information technology, white-collar work, and specialization are some of the attributes of post-Fordism.
Henry ford 1919
Scientific management
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Scientific management is a theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows. Its main objective is improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity. It was one of the earliest
Fordism
…There are four levels of Fordism, as described by Bob Jessop. Capitalist labour process: Through implementing highly organized, Taylorist methods of production, designed to produce higher output, output can be increased and workers fully utilized. Accumulation regime: Under the adherence…
Frederick Taylor (1856–1915), leading proponent of scientific management
Photograph of East German machine tool builders in 1953, from the German Federal Archives. The workers are discussing standards specifying how each task should be done and how long it should take.